This season’s Monday Evening Soccer finale pits a pair of AFC North rivals in opposition to each other. We all know the vitriol on either side shall be sturdy with the Browns and Steelers no matter their data, and that must be the case once more in Week 17. DraftKings Sportsbook is itemizing the Browns as 1.5-point street favorites with a conservative complete of 42.0, however despite the fact that these numbers do not portend to at least one staff having an enormous benefit — or both staff scoring lots of factors — we’re nonetheless capable of finding some attention-grabbing DFS sleepers for our DraftKings Showdown lineup.
Listed below are the important thing scoring settings for DraftKings Showdown contests: They’re full-point PPR and there are three-point bonuses for 300 passing yards, 100 speeding yards, and 100 receiving yards. The Captain choose prices 1.5 instances a participant’s unique value, however he additionally will get his level complete multiplied by 1.5.
MORE DK SHOWDOWN: Methods to win a Showdown contest
DraftKings Showdown Picks: Browns vs. Steelers
$50,000 price range, want not less than one participant from every staff.
Captain (1.5x factors, 1.5x wage): RB Nick Chubb, Browns ($17,400)
Chubb has been on a roll, totaling 44 touches over the previous two video games and eclipsing 30.4 DraftKings factors in Week 16. Final week’s efficiency was his second largest DK output this season, and he’s in a great place to be closely leaned upon as soon as once more in such a good matchup. Kareem Hunt (knee) is “questionable” to play, however we like Chubb no matter Hunt’s standing.
FLEX RB Najee Harris, Steelers ($10,800)
Harris has run into harder sledding in current weeks, however he’s nonetheless simply two video games faraway from scoring 25.4 DK factors. His exhibiting in opposition to the Browns in Week 8 (21 DK factors) marked certainly one of seven cases wherein he scored 20-plus fantasy factors, and quantity will proceed flowing his method on Monday evening.
MORE MNF: FanDuel lineup | Hunt replace
FLEX WR Chase Claypool, Steelers ($7,200)
Claypool has hung out below the microscope for the incorrect causes, but it surely seems he’ll obtain the chance to proper the ship over the rest of the season. He is drawn not less than eight targets in three of his previous six video games, and he’s a big-play menace even when his lone landing tells a unique story.
FLEX TE Pat Freiermuth, Steelers ($6,600)
Freiermuth cleared concussion protocol and is in line to play on Monday evening. He has seven touchdowns on the season, together with three over his previous 5 video games. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger loves trying his method within the purple zone, so even when he’s not successful with uncooked quantity — his season excessive in targets is 9 — he’ll be a menace to attain a landing.
FLEX WR Rashard Higgins, Browns ($5,600)
Higgins has been second in targets in every of the Browns’ previous two video games, and he’s totaled 16.2 DK factors over that span. That complete is probably not value writing dwelling about, however we’re captivated with his place within the receiving hierarchy nonetheless. We’re not anticipating an explosive efficiency, however we’ve seen Higgins excel previously when he receives first rate workloads.
FLEX WR Anthony Schwartz, Browns ($1,400)
We regularly need to take what coaches say with a grain of salt. That’s the case right here with HC Kevin Stefanski declaring that Schwartz shall be extra concerned these previous two weeks. Contemplating his wage and the field-stretching skillset he brings to the combo, we’re bullish sufficient on his prospects to take Stefanski at his phrase and provides Schwartz a shot on this spot.
